Episode

Gaslit by the Four Horsemen: Maddening Signs of the Apocalypse

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Crazy Town
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Jul 1, 2026
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4252
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Summary

With the churn of daily news growing more apocalyptic by the headline, and with earth scientists competing ferociously for the title of “gloomiest doomer,” it’s time for some fun (or at least making fun) with a new fantasy-football-style draft. This time, Jason, Rob, and Asher are making their way through their top 3 signs of civilizational collapse, in 3 categories: Earth systems, pop culture, and politics. But they refuse to remain mired in the muck. Each draft pick has to be accompanied by a countervailing force, a real-world example of people facing reality and building resilience together. Originally recorded on 5/22/26. Sources & Links The 'Doomsday' Glacier's Giant Ice Shelf by Alison George, New Scientist, May 18, 2026 Thwaites glacier in Antarctica Antarctica’s ‘doomsday glacier’ by Hope Nguyen, Yahoo! News, May 20, 2026 Plastic-Eating Microbe by Hafsa Aslam, UC Davis, Apr 7, 2025 Gardening google search trend Advances in AI will boost productivity , by Mark A. Wynne and Lillian Derr, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, June 24, 205 Dallas Fed Chart 3 Possible AI Futures by Rudo Chakrabarti, Yahoo! Finance, May 9, 2026 Local governments oases of compromise by Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, Oct 23, 2024 North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre collapse by Laurie Laybourn, IPPR.org , Oct 9, 2024 Global Tipping Points: Atlantic Circulation The most pro-business Supreme Court ever by Felix Salmon, Axios, Aug 4, 2022 Voting Rights Decision , New York Times , May 28, 2026 Planetary Boundaries framework Land System Change Willamette Valley Wet Prairie Willamette Valley Upland Prairie and Savanna Maps of Crazy Town: Mar de Plastico by Rob Dietz, Resilience , Sep 4, 2025 The Land Trust Alliance Community Land Trusts How F1 Became the Fastest Growing Sport in the U.S. by Douglas Jase…